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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. Rn NOLDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nest Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Setting-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The primary object of this invention is a machine that will drive and set metallic fastenings, especially although not exclusively the staple-like spots described in my application for patent, Serial No. 327,360, dated July 23, 1906.

Among the features of my invention is the combination with a plurality of rivet setting instrumentalities adapted to register singly with an actuating device of an anvil of improved construction held in a novel manner whereby a simple device of small dimensions is provided for setting a large number of different sizes or styles of fastenings.

To this end my invention consists of the features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention, part of the standard and vertical thrust shaft being broken away, and only one of the spot setters shown; Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe construction illus trated in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is another plan view in which all of the spot setters are illustrated diagrammatically; Fig. 4 is an elevation of a detail portion of my invention looking at the side opposite that which is shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the turn plate and table, all of the spot setters being removed; Fig. 6 is a section of Fig. 5 taken on the line Z is a plan view of a detail portion of the table, showing the anvil in place; Fig. 8 is a section of Fig. 7 taken on the line Y-Y;

Fig. 9 is a side view of a detail portion of the spot setter, showing the reservoir and hopper; Fig. 10 is a section of Fig. 9 taken.

on the line XX; Fig. 11 is a plan view of the anvil bed; Fig. 12 is'an end View of the anvil bed; Fig. 13 is a cross section of the anvil; Figs; 14-, 15, and 16 are face views respectively of the three sides of the anvil; Fig. 17 is a side view of the ratchet mechanism for turning the reservoir, the position of the beam being indicated in broken Z; Fig. 7.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

Serial No. 418,936.

lines; Fig. 18 is a plan view of a detail portion of the ratchet mechanism illustrated in Fig. 17 showing a portion of the beam in full lines; Fig. 19 is a side view of the head; Fig. 20 is a plan view of the head; Fig. 21 is a side view of the beam; Fig. 22 is a plan view of the beam; Fig. 23 is a side view of the driver socket; Fig. 24: is an end view of the driver socket; Fig. 25 is a side view of the driver; Fig. 26 is an end view of the driver; Fig. 27 is a plan view of the throat, the bracket by which it is hung from the head being shown in section; Fig. 28 is a side View of one-half of the throat; Fig. 29 is a plan view of 'the feeder, the feed lever being shown in section; Fig. 30 is a side view of the feeder, a detail portion of the feed lever being shown; Fig. 31 is a section of Fig. 30 taken on the line W-VV; Fig. 32 is a side view of the feed lever; Fig. 33 is a view looking at one edge of the feed lever; Fig. 34 is a side view of the cam on the beam, and Fig. 35 is an end view of the cam on the beam.

A represents a standard and B a table, which form a frame upon which the working parts of this machine are carried. The table B is formed with a substantially centrally-disposed opening 2,a channel 3which is concentric with the opening 2, and a clamp 4 which is secured to one side of the bed for holding an anvil block C, to be hereinafter described. Upon the bed is a circular turn plate D which is provided with a circular band 5 which is adapted to turn in the channel 3. The turn plate has a centrally-disposed opening, and its inner edge is formed with a circular shoulder 6. Cleats 7, which are secured to the table by means of bolts 8, co-act with said shoulder to permit the turn plate to turn freely, but prevent it from being moved above the table.

Upon the turn plate are mounted a plurality of spot setters E which are equally spaced apart in a circle, six in number being illustrated in Fig. 3, although it is obvious that any desired number may be used to receive spots of various sizes. The spot setters are all similar in construction, one being provided for each size of spot which it is desired to set. These spot setters will be more fully hereinafter described, but for the purpose of setting forth one feature of my invention, will first describe the single operating mechanism by which any one of the spot setters can be used at a time, it being understood that each spot setter is provided with a beam F extending radially from near the center, above the turn plate. The inner end of the beam has an antifriction roll 9, and between the ends of each beam is a pivot 10 upon which such beam is free to rock vertically.

Extending vertically through a guide G, which is secured tothe table by means of bolts 11, is athrust shaft H,fthe lower end of which passes freely through a bearing 12 which is in the form of a bracket and secured to the floor or other support by means of bolts 13. Upon the bearing 12 is suitably pivoted a treadle .I, one end of which is provided with a foot plate 14, and its oppo site end with a pivot .15, the latter connecting with the lower extremity of the vertical thrust shaft H. The foot-plate end of the treadle is drawn upwardly bymeans of a spring 16 which is secured to the standard A. To limit the downward movement of the vertical thrust shaft, H a. stop ring 17 is secured to said shaft byineans of the set bolt 18 and adapted to impingeagainst the bearing 12, but permitting the thrust shaft to be raised by the treadle. When desired, the thrust shaft may be operated by a hand lever or other suitable ,mechanism,.which is to be considered thefull equivalent of the treadle, in this invention. Upon .the upper end of the thrust shaft. is a key J in the form pass freely through. the slot 19 in the key,

the beams thus being caused to. register in turn with the.,driving mechanism hereinbefore described. v r

In orderto holdthe turn, plate, with any one of the beams desired registering with the the table.

key, there is providedav lock L which is adapted to engage the turn plate and hold it stationarywhen any one of the drivers K of the spot setters is above the anvil M. The

; lock L consists of aplunger or bolt 20. which is pressedv forward into engagement with one. of therecesses 21 oppositev each spot setterin the perimeter:oftheturn plate. The plunger 20 slidesinthe table. andis j pressed inwardly by means of a. coil. spring 22, the inner end of which impingesagainst the shoulders 23 upon the plunger, and the opposite end. against the inner end of a screw 24 which is threaded in the frame of The plunger 20 has a stem 25 which slides freely through a longitudinal opening ,in thecenter, ofsaid screw. -A

thumb piece 26 on the plunger slides freely in a longitudinal slot 27 in the frame of the table so thatthe plunger can be drawn out of engagement with the turn plate by hand when it is desired to change the position of the spot setters and to move one of the spot setters containing spots of the, desired size article of leather or other suitable material,

and that when desired the turn plate can be moved to cause a spot setter containing spots of any other desired size to register with the anvil. Mechanism of this character is adapt- 7 ed to save time and to expedite the work of setting spots of various sizes.

The spot setters being all alike, it will be understood that the letters and numerals following, referring to parts of them, will apply the same to each spot setter, but before proceeding, it will be stated that the heads 0 which carry all of the parts belonging. to the spot setters are secured upon the turn plate by means of bolts 30, said heads being spaced equally apart in a circle upon the surface of the turn plate, and extending radially above and from the center of said plate.

The head 0 which is represented in Figs. 19 and 20 in detail, is provided with a flanged base 31 through which the bolts 30 are secured to the turn plate. The flanged base is formed with a curved arm 32, the end of which has a vertical passageway 33 through which the driver socket 34: slides freely. Near the curved portion of the. arm 32 is a vertical rest 35 upon which the beam F is secured by means of the pivot 10. On one side of the arm 32 are apair of arms 36, between the ends of which the feed lever 37 (Figs. 32' and 33) is pivotedby the bolt 38. The beam F which is pivoted between its ends by means of the pivot 10 and provided on its short end withthe anti-friction roll 9 has upon its outer or long end a .pin and slot connection 39 with the drive socket '34: so that when the treadle is operated and the beam connected with the key J the beam is rocked and the drive socket raised and lowered above the anvil M. The driver K is in the form of a tapering toolv set in the lower end of the drive socket and cupped out at 4L0 so as to fit down upon the head of the spot which is set in the leather or other material resting upon the anvil. A draw spring 41 between the short end of the beam and the head 0 returns or assists in returning the socket into superior or normal position, and a stop shoulder 42 on the .beam, and an adjusting screw 43 on the arm 35 serve to limit the movement of the beam when it reaches superior position. A spring 44 secured to the socket 34 and carrier 45 serves to raise and hold the carrier in superior position. I

The carrier 45 is placed below the opening 33 in the arm 32 of the head, and the driver socket passes vertically and freely through it. This carrier has a vertical guide 46 secured to it by means of the screw 47 and is in the form of an arm, the upper end of which has a slot 48 through which a pin 49 on the side of the head 0 passes freely. The downward movement of the carrier 45 is limited above the anvil by a set bolt 50 passing through a cleat 51 at the upper end of the guide rod 46, saidbolt being adapted to impinge against the pin 49 when the carrier is in lowered position.

Secured to the side of the head by means of the upright 55 is a hopper P into which the spots to be set are placed. This hopper is cast integral on the side of a vertical plate 56 and is provided with a hinged cover 57. Passing horizontally through the center of the plate 56 is a shaft 58 which carries a sleeve 59 and a reservoir Q. This reservoir is bell-shaped and its curved edge 61 is slotted at 60 so that as the reservoir is turned by the shaft the shanks of the spots therein are caught in the slots and the spots guided over said edge and into a raceway R with which the hopper connects. Springs 62 depend from the sleeve 59 in the reservoir so that as the reservoir turns they act as agitators and stir the spots. The reservoir is held upon the shaft on one end by means of a nut 63 and upon the other end by means of a ratchet wheel 64. This ratchet wheel is keyed at 65 to the shaft 58 and is moved ahead to turn the shaft a step forward by means of the pawl 66 each time the beam is tilted. The pawl engages the teeth on the ratchet and is pivoted at on the side of the beam. A spring 68 fastened to a block 67 on the side of the beam presses against a heel 69 which is formed on the pawl and causes the pawl to engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel when the beam returns to normal position and permits said pawl to sweep over said teeth when the driver end of the beam is tilted down.

The raceway R is in the form of a chute which curves downwardly into a feeder S, the latter being adapted to allow one spot at a time to enter the throat T, to be hereinafter described. This feeder has a block 72 which carries the moving parts thereof and which is secured rigidly upon the head by means of an angle iron 73. The raceway It is secured at its lower end to the block by means of screws 74. The block 72 has a downwardly inclined guide 75 through which the spots with their heads up pass into the throat. This guide is secured to the block by means of screws 76 and is provided with a transverse shutter 77 which moves horizontally across the block in a groove 78. The guide 7 5 has a longitudinal passageway 79 for the spots. The shutter also has a guide passageway 80 which is adapted to register with the passageway in the guide and to hold one spot at a time each time it closes. Shoulders 81 on the shutter serve tolimit its, transverse movement. A spring 82 secured to the block by means of screws 83 impinges against the shutterto close it and a feed lever 37 serves to open it. This feed lever (Figs. 32 and 33) is pivoted between its ends between the flanges 36 on the side of the head by means of the pin 38 and its lower end has an adjusting set screw 85 which impinges against the end of the shutter opposite that which comes into contact with the spring 82. The upper end of the feed lever assumes a position in the path of the cam 86 during its downward movement, said cam being secured to the long end of the beam F.

Below the lower end of the feeder is the throat T into which the spots from the feeder are adapted to pass when the parts of the mechanism are in superior position as shown in Fig. 1. This throat is located immediately below the driver K and is hung fromthe carrier 45 by means of a bifurcated arm 90 which is secured in place by means of the screw 91. The throat consists of a pair of horizontal members 92 and 93, the adjacent faces of which are formed with equal and similar parts which have a longitudinal passageway 94 registering with the passageway leading from the feeder down which the spots run. The passageway 94 terminates in an opening across which two closures 95 and 96 intercept and hold the head of the spot in horizontal position with its shanks depending in vertical position ready to be driven into the leather and clenched upon the anvil M resting immediately below the spot in the throat. The closures 95 and 96 are in the form of slides 97 and 98 which are pressed inwardly in closed position by means of springs 99. The lower ends of the bifurcated hanger 90 are secured to the sections of the throat by means of screws 100 which serve to clamp the ends of the springs to the sections ofthe throat, the opposite ends of said springs being secured to the slides 97 and 98 by means of screws 101. The outer ends of the slides 97 and 98 have shoulders 102 which limit the inward movement .of

said slides, and the inner ends have downwardly-deflecting surfaces 103 which cause the slides to spread apart when the spot is thrust down, thus permitting the spot to pass through the throat by the force exerted by the downward thrust of the driver K. When the driver K raises into superior position the slides return into closed position as illustrated in Fig. 27.

Immediately below the throat and in posi tion to co-act with the driver K is the anvil M which is in the form of a triangular block having three sides formed with circular and assist in holding the anvil firmly in position in its seat. The anvil block is adapted to be held in an opening 110 in the table upon an adjusting bolt 111 by which the anvil block may be raised or lowered in position to vary the height of the anvil below the driver.

In operation, spots are placed in the reservoirs through the hoppers and the spot setter containing the size of spot which it is desired to set in a piece of leather or other suitable material is turned so that its driver is placed immediately above the anvil on the table. When moving the turn plate the plunger 20 is drawn out by the thumb piece 26 until the table is in correct position, when it is released and allowed to engage the corresponding recess 21 in the plate. The anvil is turned with its clenching groove, which corresponds with the size of the spot the shanks of which are to be clenched, and caused to rest in the anvil block in readiness for use. The leather to which the spots are to be attached is then placed upon the anvil. The treadle is then depressed and the beam tilted, causing the driver to descend and set the spot with its shanks passing through the leather where they are firmly clenched by the anvil. The downward movement of the driver causes the carrier to descend, carrying with it the throat until the guide 46 limits the downward movement of the carrier. The force of the driver then spreadsthe closures in the throat and plunges the shanks of the spot through the leather. The same movement swings the feed lever, causing a new spot to be received into the feeder slide from the reservoir. The return movement of the beam allows the shutter to close and releases the spot into the throat which was received during the downward movement of the beam. During each complete operation of the machine the reservoir is turned a step ahead by means of the pawl on'the beam, and the spots contained in said reservoir are fed into the raceway B. When the treadle is released, the springs 16-and 11 return the beam to normal position; the

spring 44 raises the driver, and. the throat again receives a spot.

'Where theterm spot is used through out this specification and in the claims following, I mean to include spots, rivets, staples and any otherfasteners.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principle of operation of my invention, togetherv with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the bestembodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set forth, within the scope of the following claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

1. Ina machine for setting rivets and the like, having an actuating device, and a plurality of rivet setting instrumentalities adapted to register singly with said actu ating device, 'an anvil holder supported in stationary position and with which said rivet instrumentalities are adapted to cooperate successively and an anvil element in the form of a block having a plurality of substantially flat sides and a plurality of annular grooves in its sides, said holder being formed with a recess having sides arranged at an angle to engage any two of the sides of said anvil and changeably support said anvil in stationary position with any of said sides of said anvilin position to register with a setting instrumentality, for the purposes. specified.

2. In a machine for setting rivets and the like, having an actuating device, and a plurality. of rivet setting instrumentalities adapted to register singly with said actuating device, an anvil holder supported in stationary position and .with which said rivet instrumentalities are adapted to cooperate successively, and an anvil element in the form of a block having a plurality of substantially flat sides and a plurality of annular concentric grooves in each of itssides, said holder being formed with a recess having sides arranged at an angle to engage any two of the sides of said anvil and changeably support said anvil in stationary position with any of said sides of said anvil in position to register with a setting instrumentality, for the purposes specified.

3. In a machine for setting rivets and the like having a plurality of rivet setting instrumentalities and a carrier upon which said rivet setting instrumentalities are mounted a single movable anvil instrumentality with which said rivet setting instrumentalities are arranged to cooperate one at a time, said anvil having sides arranged in an equi-lateral triangle, each of said sides being formed with a plurality of concentric annular grooves in its surface, In testimony whereof, I have signed my and a holder having a recess formed with name to this specification, in the presence of sides arranged at an angle corresponding two subscribing witnesses.

with the angle of the sides of said anvil to SAMUEL W. REYNOLDS. engage and hold the anvil stationary with Witnesses:

any one of its sides uppermost, for the pur- H. L. FISCHER,

poses specified. R. A. FISCHER.

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